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LatestSampleSlice

	comment	A category of (key-less) slice for gathering the most recent in season sample assessments
	type	Class Class
	sub class of	Slice

latestComplianceAssessment

	comment	The latest annual compliance sample assessment associated with a bathing water or sampling point
	type	ObjectProperty
	range	ComplianceAssessment

latestSampleAssessment

	comment	The latest in-season sample assessment associated with a bathing water or sampling point
	type	ObjectProperty
	range	SampleAssessment

Abnormal Situation

	notation	AS
	type	Concept
	in scheme	DiscountableReasons

Exceptional Circumstance

	notation	EC
	type	Concept
	in scheme	DiscountableReasons

Short term pollution

	notation	STP
	type	Concept
	in scheme	DiscountableReasons

DiscountableReasons

	top concept	AbnormalSituation ExceptionalCircumstance ShortTermPollution
	type	ConceptScheme

abnormalWeatherException

	comment	Article 5 of the Bathing Waters Directive allows the Environment Agency to disregard results that exceed the bathing water standards if they were affected by floods, other natural disasters or abnormal weather conditions. This applies to both the mandatory and guideline bathing water quality standards. Our monitoring policy requires us to take bathing water samples according to a pre-determined timetable. We don't avoid taking samples because there is a forecast of wet weather. If it subsequently happens that there is a mandatory exceedence and the sample was affected by abnormally wet weather, flooding or natural disaster, we will make an application for a waiver. If the application is successful the sample result will be disregarded when we assess compliance but it will not be removed from our public register. Our policy for waiving bathing water results as a result of abnormal weather conditions has been agreed with Defra. Abnormal weather for the purposes of the Bathing Water Directive is defined as a storm event with return period of at least 1 in 5 years. A storm event will usually have occurred between 1 to 48 hours before the sample was taken (exceptionally upto 72 hours for larger catchments). We use rainfall data from rain-gauges that are representative of the bathing water catchment and approved by the Met Office. We then use this data to make an assessment based on the 1 in 5 year criteria. The sample results displayed in the 'What's in your Backyard' section of our website only hold the results used to assess Bathing Water Directive compliance. When a waiver is granted the result is removed from this site but is still available to the public through our public register.
	type	AttributeProperty
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	boolean
	source	119855.aspx

discountable

	comment	A boolean valued attribute to indicate that a sample assessment is eligible to be discounted (discountable=true) from annual Compliance Assessments. This attribute is updated throughout the season, and is required to show where a sample meets the criteria to be eligible for discounting. The absence of a value for this attribute indicates that a judgment on whether the sample is discountable is pending. This may occur several days after first publication of sample assessment result.
	type	AttributeProperty DatatypeProperty
	domain	SampleAssessment
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	boolean

discounted

	comment	An boolean valued attribute on a discountable :SampleAssessment which indicates that it has been discounted (discounted=true) for use in annual Compliance Assessments. This attribute may be present on a discountable sample assessment. It reflects a descision made at the end of the season in which the sample was taken as to whether to actually discount (discounted=true) a discountable sample assessment from annual Compliance Assessments.
	type	AttributeProperty DatatypeProperty
	domain	SampleAssessment
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	boolean

entrovirusQualifier

	comment	>, < or actual qualifier for entro virus count
	type	AttributeProperty CodedProperty
	code list	countQualifier
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	CountQualifier

escherichiaColiQualifier

	comment	>, < or actual qualifier for escherichia coli count
	type	AttributeProperty CodedProperty
	code list	countQualifier
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	CountQualifier

faecalColiformQualifier

	comment	>, < or actual qualifier for faecal coliform count
	type	AttributeProperty CodedProperty
	code list	countQualifier
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	CountQualifier

faecalStreptococciQualifier

	comment	>, < or actual qualifier for faecal streptococci count
	type	AttributeProperty CodedProperty
	code list	countQualifier
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	CountQualifier

in-year detail

	comment	A property which relates an annual assessment for a bathing water with the in-year samples from which the assessment was computed
	type	AttributeProperty
	domain	ComplianceAssessment
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	BySamplingPointYearSlice

entrovirusQualifier

	comment	>, < or actual qualifier for intestinal enterococci count
	type	AttributeProperty CodedProperty
	code list	countQualifier
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	CountQualifier

recordDate

	comment	The Sample Assessment date of record.
	type	AttributeProperty DatatypeProperty
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	date

recordStatus

	comment	In-season assessment status.
	type	AttributeProperty ObjectProperty
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	RecordStatus

sampleDateTime

	comment	The date/time at which a sample was taken
	type	AttributeProperty
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	Instant

totalColiformQualifier

	comment	>, < or actual qualifier for total coliform count
	type	AttributeProperty CodedProperty
	code list	countQualifier
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	CountQualifier

complianceClassification

	comment	Annual bathing water quality assesment: C(closed), G(Higher), I(Minimum), F(Fail), N(Not classified)
	see also	made made made made 0160
	type	CodedProperty MeasureProperty
	code list	compliance
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	Compliance

salmonellaPresent

	comment	An indicator of the presence of salmonella a water sample.
	see also	made made made made 0160
	type	CodedProperty MeasureProperty
	code list	presence
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	Presence

sampleClassification

	comment	In year sample bathing water quality assesment: C(closed), G(Higher), I(Minimum), F(Fail), N(Not classified)
	see also	made made made made 0160
	type	CodedProperty MeasureProperty
	code list	compliance
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl
	range	Compliance

complianceDsd

	comment	A DSD for Bathing Water Quality Annual Compliance assessment reporting.
	component	dimension samplingPoint attribute inYearDetail dimension bathingWater dimension sampleYear measure complianceClassification
	slice key	complianceBySamplingPointKey complianceByYearKey
	type	DataStructureDefinition
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl

sampleAssessmentDsd

	comment	A DSD for reporting Bathing Water Quality in-season samples.
	component	dimension sampleWeek attribute entrovirusQualifier attribute totalColiformQualifier attribute faecalColiformQualifier dimension samplingPoint attribute sampleDateTime dimension bathingWater attribute recordStatus attribute recordDate measure salmonellaPresent attribute intestinalEnterococciQualifier measure totalColiformCount measure faecalStreptococciCount measure escherichiaColiCount attribute escherichiaColiQualifier measure sampleClassification measure faecalColiformCount measure intestinalEnterococciCount measure entrovirusCount attribute abnormalWeatherException attribute faecalStreptococciQualifier dimension sampleYear
	slice key	bySamplingPointKey bySamplingPointYearKey byWeekKey byYearKey
	type	DataStructureDefinition
	is defined by	bathing-water-quality.ttl